Where does “me” come from?

me (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse mið, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

me (Westrobothnian): superstition; method

Definitions

  1. superstition; method

Ancestry of “me”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemiðmiddle; mark; fishing bank
2Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →